Sony MEX-GS600BT manual

4-427-804- 13 (1) MEX-GS600B T Bluetooth ® Audio System Owner’s Recor d The mo del and ser ial numb ers ar e located o n the b ottom o f the unit. Record the ser ial numb er in th e spa ce prov ided be low. Refer to these n umbe rs whe never yo u call upon yo ur Sony dealer regarding this prod uct. Model No. MEX- GS600BT Seria l No. To can cel t[...]

4-427-706- 11 (1) CDX-GS50 0R FM/AM Compact Disc Player Owner’s Recor d The mo del and ser ial numb ers ar e located o n the b ottom o f the unit. Record the ser ial numb er in th e spa ce prov ided be low. Refer to these n umbe rs whe never yo u call upon yo ur Sony dealer regarding this prod uct. Model No. CDX-G S500R Serial No. To can cel the [...]

2 Warning Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transm itter may only operat e using an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesse r) gain approved for the transm itter by Industry Canada. T o reduce po tential radio interference to other users, t he antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that t he equivalent iso tropically radiated p o[...]

3 SiriusXM Connect Ve hicle Tuner and Subscription sold se parately. www.sir iusxm.co m Sirius, XM and all rel ated marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. All rights reserved . The Blue tooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetoot h SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and[...]

4 Table of contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Notes on Bluet ooth functio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cance ling the DEMO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Pandor a ® via Bluetooth wireless technology (Android ™ & BlackBerry ® phones) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Stre aming Pand ora ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 App Remote via Bluetooth w ireless technology (Androi[...]

6 Getting Started Notes on Blueto oth function Caut ion IN NO EVEN T SHALL SON Y BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR OTHER DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATI ON, LOSS OF PROF ITS, LOSS OF REVEN UE, LOSS OF DAT A, LOSS O F USE OF THE P RODUCT OR ANY ASSOCIATE D EQUIPMENT, DOW NTIME, AND PURCHASER’S TIME RELATED TO O[...]

7 Canceling the DE MO mode You can cancel the demons tration display which appears while this unit is turned off. 1 Press  , rotate t he cont rol dia l until “DISPLAY” appears, then press it. 2 Rotate the contr ol dia l until “DEMO” appears, then press it. 3 Rotate the contr ol dia l to s elec t “DEMO-OF F,” th en pres[...]

8 Location of control s Main unit This section contains instructions on the location of controls and basic operations.  SOURCE/ OFF bu tton * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 Press to turn on the p ower; select the source (Radio/C D/USB/Pandora® via USB/AUX/Bluetooth audio/Blue tooth Pandora®/Bluetooth phone). Press repeated ly to change to another sour ce. Pres[...]

9  Disc slo t Insert the disc (label side up), playback starts.  Displa y windo w  (Eject ) button To eject the disc.  (BACK)/MODE button * 1 page 11, 15, 17, 27, 31 Press to return to the prev ious display; select the radio band (FM/AM). Press and hold to enter/ cancel the passenger control ( iPod); enter the bookmark mo de (Pa ndor[...]

10 *5 When a Bluetooth audio device (supports AVRCP of Bluetooth technology) is connected . Depending on the device, cer tain operat ions may no t be ava ilable. *6 When Ap p Rem ote is es tablish ed with iPhone/Android phone. Depending on the applicat ion, c ertain operati ons m ay not b e available. *7 When the Si rius XM Veh icl e Tune r is conn[...]

11  (+)/  (–) butt ons To control CD/USB/Pandora® via US B/ Bluetooth audio device/Bluet ooth Pandora®, the same as  /  (ALBUM  /  ) on the unit. Setup items can be opera ted by   .  DSPL ( Displa y)/SCR L (Scro ll) bu tton  Number bu ttons To receive stored stations (press); store stations (press an[...]

12 Receivin g the stor ed sta tions 1 Select t he band, t hen pres s a nu mber button (  to  ). Tuni ng aut omat icall y 1 Select the band, then pre ss  +/– to sea rch for th e station . Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Repeat this proced ure until the desired station is received . Tip If you kn[...]

13 CD Playing a disc This unit can play CD-DA (also containing CD TEXT) and CD-R/CD-R W (MP3/ WMA/AAC files (page 40)). 1 Insert the di sc (label side up). Playback starts automaticall y. To eject the disc, pr ess  . Notes • Wh en ejec ting/insert ing a di sc, keep an y USB devices discon nected to avoid d amage t o the dis c. • Correspondin[...]

14 Notes • Do not use USB de vices s o large o r heavy that they ma y fall do wn due to vib ration, or caus e a loose connection. • Do not detach th e front pane l during pl ayback of the US B device, o therwi se USB d ata may b e damaged. Chan gin g disp lay it ems Press   . Displayed items may differ depending on the USB dev[...]

15 Caution for iP hone When y ou co nnect iP hone v ia USB, phone cal l volume is controlled by iPhone, not the unit. Do not in adver ten tly increa se th e volu me on the un it during a call, as sudden loud sound m ay result when the ca ll end s. Note Do no t detach th e front panel during playbac k of the iPod, otherwise dat a may be damaged. Tip[...]

16 Pandora® via USB (iPhone) Pandora® is available to stream m usic through your iPhone. You can c ontrol Pandora® on a US B-connected iPhone from this unit. Download the latest version of the Pandora® application and obtain more information from www.pandora.co m For deta ils on usable devices , visit the support site o n the back cover . Notes[...]

17 Shuff le Shuffle allows you to listen to tra cks played on one or more Pandora® stations in your station list randomly. Edit your Shuffle station selections on t he device before connection. Bookmarking The track or artist c urrently being played can be bookmarked and stored in your Pandora® account. 1 During playback, press and hold [...]

18 3 Press and hold  (APP) on the unit for more than 2 seconds. Connection to iPhone starts. When connection is established, the name of the application on iPhone appears when selecting a sourc e, and some playback operations for the application become available. (Available operations differ depending on the application.) Likewise[...]

19 *1 iPod only *2 CD only *3 USB and iPod only Searching a track by name — Quick-BrowZer ™ You can search for a track in a CD or USB device easily by category. 1 Press (B ROWSE) *. The unit enters the Qu ick-BrowZer mode, and the list of searc h categories appears. When the tra ck list appears, press (BACK) repeatedly until the desired search [...]

20 To cancel Alphabet s earch, press (BACK) or   –. Notes • In Alpha bet sear ch, a sym bol o r art icl e (a/ an/ the) be fore the selecte d lett er of th e item i s excluded . • Dependi ng on t he sea rch item y ou sel ect, on ly Jump mode may be ava ila ble . • Alp habet sear ch may take some ti me, dependin g on the num[...]

21 Custo mizing th e disp lay and button col or — Custom Colo r You can register a c ustomized colo r for the display and buttons. 1 Press  , rotate t he cont rol dia l until “DISPLAY” appears, then press it. 2 Rotate the contr ol dia l until “CUSTOM-C” appears, then press it. 3 Rotate the contr ol dia l until “BASE ?[...]

22 To cancel White Menu, select “OFF ” in step 3. Start up effect — Start White In the Start W hite setting, when you pres s  , the di splay and buttons on the main unit turn white once, the n change to the custom ized color. 1 Press  , rotate the contro l dial until “DI SPLAY” appears[...]

23 Operating the Bluet ooth functions 1 Press  . The call menu appears. 2 Rotate t he c ontrol dial until t he de sire d item appears, then press it. 3 Press (BACK)*. The source r eturns to the Bluetooth phone. * For PAIRING, REDI AL, VOICE DIAL and BT SIGN L se ttings, step 3 is no t neces sary. The following items can be set: *1[...]

24 4 If passkey* input is requ ired in the displ ay of the device to be conn ected , input “0 000.” If the device su pports Bluetooth version 2.1, passkey input is not required. * Passk ey m ay be call ed “p assc ode,” “ PIN code,” “PIN number ” or “P assword,” etc., depe ndin g o n the devi ce. This unit and the Blu etooth devi[...]

25 2 Turn on th e cellular pho ne and activate the Blueto oth signal. 3 Connect to this unit using the cellular phone. “ ” appear s when the connection is made. If you selec t the Bluetooth phone source after the c onnection is made, the network name and the connected cellular phone name appear in the displ ay. Icons in the disp lay: * Turns of[...]

26 Handsfree calling Once the unit is connec ted to the cellular phone, you can make/rec eive handsfree calls by operating this unit. Before handsfree calling, c heck the following:  Make sure that “ ” and “ ” appear in the display .  If “ ” and “ ” do not appear, perform the connection procedure (p age 24).  If you cannot [...]

27 Callin g by phone numb er input 1 Press  and rotat e the c ontrol dial until “DIAL NUMBER” appears, then pr ess it. 2 Rotate the contr ol dia l to e nter the phon e nu mber , a nd l ast ly s ele ct “ ” (space), then pre ss  (ENTER) *. The phone call starts. * To move the di gital i ndi cati on, p res s[...]

28 Preset dia l You can store up to 6 conta cts in the prese t dial. Notes • If your cellular phone supports PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile), you can select a phone number from the phonebook or call history. • Disconnecting the power supply lead will erase all the c ontacts in the p reset dial. 1 Select a phon e number that you want to store i[...]

29 Music streaming Listening to music from an audio de vice You can listen to music from an audio device on this unit if the audio device supports A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) of Bluetooth technology. 1 Turn do wn the volu me on thi s uni t. 2 Press   repeatedly until “BT AUDIO” appears. 3 Opera[...]

30 The information is displayed during Bluetooth audio playbac k only. • Even if the source is chan ged on this unit, playback of the au dio device does not stop. Initializing Bluetooth Sett ings You can initialize all the Bluetooth related settings (pairing information, preset number, device information, etc.) from t his uni t. 1 Press and hold [...]

31 4 Press  * 2 (PAUSE) to st art playback. *1 Does not appear, depending on the device con necte d to the USB p ort. *2 When the m obile devi ce is con nected, the device num ber m ay app ear. M ake sure t hat the same numbers are displayed (e.g., 123456) in this unit and the mobile device, then press  on this unit an d [...]

32 App Remote via Bluetooth wi reles s tech nology (And roid phon e) Downloading the “App Remote” application from Google Play is required fo r Androi d phone. If the application is d ownloaded to an Android phone and connected to the unit, the following features are available: – Opera te the unit to launch and control compatible applications[...]

33 Sound Settings and Setup Menu Enjo ying sop histi cat ed sound functions — Advanced Sound Eng ine Advanced Sound Engine creates an ideal in- car sound field with digital signal processing. Selectin g th e soun d quali ty — EQ7 Preset You can sel ect an equalizer c urve from 7 equalizer curves (XPLOD, V OCAL, EDGE, CRUISE , SPACE, GRAVIT Y, C[...]

34 The options for “POSITION ” are indicated below. You can a lso set the approximate subw oofer position from your listening position if the listening position is s et to other than “OFF .” The options for “SET SW POS” are indicated below. NEA R (  ): Near NOR MAL (  ): Normal FAR (  ): Far 1 During reception/playback, press ?[...]

35 Using rear speakers as subwoofer — Rear Bass Enhanc er Rear Bass Enhan cer enhances the bass sound by applying a low pass filter setting (page 37) to the rear speakers. This func tion allows the rear speakers to w ork as a subwoofer if one is not connected. 1 During reception/playback, press  , rotate the contro l dial until [...]

36 *1 When the uni t is turn ed off . *2 Does not appear in App Remote. *3 When the tu ner i s sel ecte d. *4 When th e CD o r USB is sel ecte d. *5 When the Si rius XM Veh icl e Tune r is connected . SOUND: AUX-A * 1 * 2 (AUX Audio) Activates the AUX sour ce display: “ON,” “OFF” (page 38). CT (Clock Time) Activates the CT funct ion: “ON,[...]

37 *1 Do es not appea r wh en “S ET F /R PO S” is set t o “OFF .” *2 Does not a ppear w hen the t uner i s select ed. *3 When “SW DIREC” is set to “OF F.” *4 When “R BE MODE” is set to “OFF.” *5 When the AU X is sel ected. *6 When Bluetooth audio sou rce is activated. DISPLAY: * When the CD, U SB, Pandor a® via U SB, Blueto[...]

38 APP REM: Start establishing App Rem ote. Using optiona l equipment Auxiliary audio equipment By connecting an optional portable aud io device to the AUX input jac k (stereo mini jack) on the unit and then s imply selecting the source, y ou can listen on your car speakers. Conne cting th e por tab le au dio dev ice 1 Turn off the portable audio d[...]

39 Sirius XM Vehi cle Tune r Everything worth listening to is on SiriusXM, getting over 130 channels, including the most commercial-free music, plus the best sports, news, talk and entertainment. A Sir iusXM Vehicle Tuner (sold separa tely) and Subscription are required. For more info rmation, visit www.sir iusxm.co m. To listen to SiriusXM Sat ell[...]

40 Additiona l Informatio n Precautions • Cool off t he unit beforeha nd if your car has been parked in dir ect sunlight. • Do n ot leave the front panel or audio devices brought in insid e the car, or it may cause malfunction due t o high tempe rature in direct sunlight. • Power antenna (aeria l) extend s automatically. Moistur e con densa t[...]

41 Abou t i Po d * Passen ger control is not available for iPod na no (1s t gen er ati on) . • “Made fo r iPod” and “Made for iPhone” mean that an electronic accessor y has been designed to connect specifically to iPod or iPhone respecti vely and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not respons[...]

42 • T his unit supports security capabilities that com ply wit h the Bl ueto oth st anda rd to provide a secure connection when the Bluetooth wireless technology is used, but security may n ot be enough depen ding on the setting. Be carefu l when comm unicating using Bluetooth wireless t echnology. • W e do not take any responsibility for the [...]

43 Notes • F or safety, turn o ff the ignition be fore cleanin g the conn ecto rs, and rem ove th e key fr om th e ignition switch. • Nev er to uch the co nne ctors d irectly with y our finger s or w ith any meta l device. Specifications Tuner sec tion FM Tuning rang e: 87.5 – 107.9 M Hz Antenn a (ae rial) term inal: External antenna (aerial)[...]

44 Mass: Approx. 1.2 kg (2 lb 11 oz) Supplied accessories: Remote commander: RM-X231 Micro phon e Parts for installation and connections (1 set) Optional accesso ries/equipmen t: USB connection cable for iPod: RC-100IP SiriusXM Vehicle T uner: SXV100 Your dealer may not handle some of the above listed accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed[...]

45 During playback or reception, demonst ration mode starts.  If no op erati on is per formed f or 5 mi nutes with “ DEMO-ON” s et, dem onstr ation mode start s. – Set “DEMO-OFF” (page 37). The display disappears from/does not appear i n the display window.  The dimme r is set t o “DIM -ON” (p age 37).  The d ispla y dis appe[...]

46 USB playbac k You cannot play back items via a USB hub.  This unit can not recognize USB devices via a USB hub. Cannot play back items.  A USB device does not work. – Connect it again. A USB devic e takes longer t o play back.  The USB device c ontai ns files w ith a complicated tre e structure. The sou nd i s int ermitt ent.  The [...]

47 The phone sound q uality is poor.  Phone sound q uali ty dep ends on recep tion conditions of cellular phone. – M ove you r car to a place w here y ou ca n enhance the ce llular p hone’s s ignal if the reception is poor. The volu me of t he connected audio device is low (h igh) .  Volume level will differ depending on the audio device.[...]

48  The disc cannot play due to a problem. –I n s e r t a n o t h e r d i s c .  USB devic e was n ot auto mati call y reco gni zed. – Connect it again.  Press  t o rem ove the dis c. FAILURE  The c onne cti on of s peake rs/ ampli fier s is incorrect. – See th e insta llatio n/conne ctions m anual of this mo del to c heck th e[...]

49 NO DEV (No Device)  Blue too th aud io s ource is s ele cted w itho ut a Bluetooth au dio device connect ed. A Bluetooth audio device has been disconn ected during a call. – Be sur e to conn ect a Blue tooth a udi o dev ice.  Bluetooth pho ne source is sel ected with out a cellular phone conn ected. A cellular phone has been disconnect e[...]

50 For S irius XM ope rati on: CH LO CKD (Chan nel Locked)  The selected channel is locked by the parental control function. CH UNA VL (Chann el Unavailabl e)  The s el ected chan nel i s not avai labl e.  The a ct ive ch anne l has be come unava ila ble. CH UNSU B (Channel Uns ubscribed)  Ther e is no sub scrip tion to the sele cted ch[...]

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Notes on speaker connection  Before connecting the speakers, turn the unit off .  Use speakers with an impedance of 4 to 8 ohms, and with adequate power handling capacities to avoid its damage.  Do not connect the speaker terminals to the car chassis, or connect the terminals of the right speakers with those of the left speaker.  Do not[...]

Fuse replac ement ( ) When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one mat ching the amperage rating sta ted on the original fuse. If the fuse blows, check the power co nnection and replace the fuse. If the fuse blows again after replacement, there ma y be an internal malfunction. In such a case, consul t your nearest Sony dealer . Installing the microp[...]

4-425-636-01 SONY. For Dealers For display purpose s it is necessar y to secure the front panel to the unit as shown below. Secure the screw on the left side of the unit. © 2012 Sony Corporation Printed in Thailand[...]

SONY. Garantie d'un an protegeant les consommateurs Sony du Canada ltee (Sony), so us reserve des modalites et conditions indiquees aux presentes, garantit le present produit contre tout detaut de fabrication ou toute defaillance des materiaux entrant dans sa fabrication pour Ia periode de garantie specifiee. Si un defaut de fabrication ou une[...]

SONY. Consumer 1 Year Warranty Sony of Canada Ltd. ("Sony") hereby warrants, subject to the terms and condi- tions herein set forth, this product against defects in material and workman- ship during the specified warranty period. In the event of a defect of material or workmanship during the specified warranty period, Sony will repair the[...]

4-425-969-01 SONY® I Car Audio I LIMITED WARRANTY(u.s.only) Sony Electronics Inc. ( 11 Sony") warrants this product against defects in material or workmanship for the time periods and as set forth below when purchased directly from Sony or a Sony Retailer. Pursuant to this Limited Warranty, Sony will, at its option, (i) repair the product usi[...]